Government urged to ban US military from using Shannon Airport as a stopover 

Shannonwatch, which tracks US military stopovers through the airport, said there were a number of such flights over the weekend

People Before Profit TD Paul Murphy allowing the US military to use Shannon would make Ireland “complicit” with the country’s ongoing strikes in Iran, saying the war is 'entirely unjustified'. File picture

The Government has been called upon to ban the US military from using Shannon Airport as a stopover point en route to the Middle East.

Senator Patricia Stephenson, the Social Democrats foreign affairs spokeswoman, wants the Government to give a “categoric commitment” on the issue.